1995 LPGA Tour
The 1995 LPGA Tour was the 46th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, three. She also led the money list with earnings of $666,533.
The season saw the first tournament in South Korea, the Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf. There were 12 first-time winners in 1995: Nanci Bowen, Gail Graham, Becky Iverson, Tracy Kerdyk, Julie Larsen, Jenny Lidback, Kathryn Marshall, Michelle McGann, Alison Nicholas, Annika Sörenstam, Barb Thomas, and Karrie Webb. Sörenstam went on to win 72 LPGA events in her career, the third most all-time.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1995 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions | Florida | .svg.png){kind=small} | 281 (−7) | 700,000 | 115,000 |
| Jan 22 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida |  | 211 (−5) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Feb 18 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | | 204 (−12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Mar 12 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | | 278 (−10) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Mar 19 | Standard Register PING | Arizona |  | 280 (−12) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 26 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | | 285 (−3) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Apr 16 | Pinewild Women's Championship | North Carolina | | 211 (−5) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Apr 23 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | | 201 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 30 | Sprint Championship | Florida | | 273 (−15) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 7 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | | 202 (−14) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| May 14 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | | 274 (−10) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 21 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Ohio | | 210 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| May 28 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | | 275 (−13) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 4 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | | 274 (−14) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 11 | Edina Realty LPGA Classic | Minnesota | | 205 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 18 | Rochester International | New York | | 278 (−10) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 25 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | | 204 (−9) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Jul 2 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio | | 205 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jul 9 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio |  | 205 (−8) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 16 | U.S. Women's Open | Colorado |  | 278 (−2) | 1,000,000 | 175,000 |
| Jul 23 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | | 273 (−11) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Jul 30 | Friendly's Classic | Massachusetts | | 276 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 6 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | | 204 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 13 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts | | 271 (−17) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 20 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | .svg.png){kind=small} | 278 (−14) | 600,000 | 92,400 |
| Aug 27 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada |  | 280 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 4 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | | 206 (−10) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Sep 10 | Ping-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | | 207 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 17 | Safeco Classic | Washington | | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 24 | GHP Heartland Classic | Missouri | | 278 (−10) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| Oct 1 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | North Carolina | | 273 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Oct 15 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | South Korea | | 282 (−6) | 475,000 | 117,500 |
| Nov 5 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan |  | 207 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
* – non-member at time of win
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Annika Sörenstam | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam | |
| Player of the Year | Annika Sörenstam | |
| Rookie of the Year | Pat Hurst | |
References
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine